Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2003
Accreditation ratings applied to schools and school districts; SBE use only data from preceding school year.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO USE ONLY DATA FROM THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR TO ASSESS THE ACCREDITATION RANKING FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR FOR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOCUSED ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT AND RANKING OF EACH SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE INDEPENDENT OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUBMIT ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS AND A STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE APPROPRIATIONS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE ONE YEAR BEFORE THOSE STANDARDS WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 26 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 26 to Feb 23 · stopped28 days
EducationJan 26 to Feb 23 · stopped28 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.